[Homer_J_Simpson]

Offensive Goes On (Bracker) – 2-3
Plan Many Fronts (Reston) – 3
U.S. Bombers Rock Targets in France (Graham) – 4
War News Summarized – 4
Six U-Boats Sunk in 8 Days by Fliers Defending Convoys – 5
Russians Advance in Region of Gomel – 5
Lessons of Kursk Aid Russians Now (Parker) – 6
Captive Killings Laid to Germans – 6
Moscow Prepares for Busy Winter – 7
Allied Fliers Pound New Britain, Centering on 50-Mile Coast Strip – 7
Mission Accomplished: Tarawa Heroes Leave the Field of Battle (photo) – 8
Queen of Makin Appears on Atoll (Trumbull) – 8
Japanese are in Chaotic Retreat from Changteh, Chungking Hears – 9
Secrecy is Still Problem (Baldwin) – 10
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the Fighting in Various War Zones – 11-12

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1943/dec1943/f06dec43.htm

Red Army advancing in Ukraine
Monday, December 6, 1943 www.onwar.com

On the Eastern Front... Soviet forces advance north of Znamenka and cut the rail line to Smela.

In Italy... The US 5th Army offensive continues. The British 10th Corps captures Monte Camino while the US 2nd Corps attacks Monte la Difensa. To the east, the British 8th Army approaches the Moro River.